Since Rich has put a 928 motor in his car. We know that it can be done, what are your thoughts and ideas? I know the firewall will have to be moved. What else would be interesting/tough?
A new Dodge Hemi?
917 - 12 engine.....
300ZX twin turbo motor or Turbo Supra motor...
thanks for all the different ideas, but what I meant was...."what do you think be involved in making the 951 work?" LOL!
pretty sure a radiator and hose will be involved...
Its too big. I have considered this option as well, but the engine/trani would be hard to match with a 914 or such.. since there is a driveline involved. I have put down more negatives to this engine (high repair costs.. cost of conversion, difficulty, ext.) that it is just not worth the effort.
Andrew
Probably not much more involved in making the 951 engine work than the 928 one. Details like exhaust and intake would be additional, but that's not much compared with the major surgery on the car required to just make the sucker fit.
--DD
dave, that's pretty much the same as I thought. I'd love to have about 300 turbo charged hp back there. I bet being a turbo you could still be somewhat easy on the tranny, too.
ya, Question about the "300hp" limit on our trani's..
Is that because, when you first put it into gear the gears have to lock, and with more than 300hp, the gears wont lock? and is that fret 1st gear? Because if it is, a turbo engine (like that of a 951 that pops the boost out at 3.5k stock and maybe 3k or so with some free flowing air) will hit its power at a higher rpm, therefore when the gear is already fully engaged. (thats assuming you're not "launching" the car at 3k, because I dont..)
Andrew
that's my thought process anyway. Don't know if it's right or not.
There was actual THOUGHT in this process?
The following is meant as constructive criticism...don't flame me...I'm a stock-4 guy...but if it was me...why limit oneself to the stock engine bay?
I think we sometimes have the wrong paradigm when thinking about the 'problem'. We ponder and study how much engine we can fit into a 914...
Paul W, Rick O, the Baja 914 and that guy across the pond with the white snorkel car have their perspectives right...how liittle 914 must one wrap around a fire-breathing drivetrain...
I like the idea of a stock appearing 914 that will "wooooosh" by you while you go WTF was that?
couldn't the rear trunk be replaced with something like a tube-frame to allow for more space? it could still "appear" stock from the outside...
the tranny location is fixed (unless you want to change the wheelbase), so I don't think so.
true, but I thought the 915 tranny was a little shorter...
Its not "fixed" because we have half shafts that enable the trani to be moved, ie some play in the trani location, instead of a solid axle rear end like a muscle car..
Correct?
Im trying to comprehend this stuff..
Andrew
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